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Tommie Volleyball unveils full 2025 schedule
6/27/2025 10:07:00 AM | Volleyball
Non-conference starts Aug. 29 at Minnesota tournament, Summit League schedule on Sept. 25
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The 2025 St. Thomas volleyball schedule is set to begin Aug. 29 with non-conference play followed by the Summit League opener on Sept. 25 as Head Coach Thanh Pham released the full 2025 slate on Monday.
"The preconference schedule will be both challenging and exciting," Head Coach Thanh Pham said. "We will be seeing some programs for the very first time and will have to prepare well for those opponents. We believe this schedule will help prepare us for the grueling Summit League schedule. With so many great coaches and teams, the 2025 Summit League season will be a close race from top to bottom."
St. Thomas opens its schedule Aug. 29-31 at the University of Minnesota's tournament, beginning Friday against Ball State, continuing Saturday against Cal Poly and closing Sunday against the host Minnesota. Non-conference matches continue Sept. 5-6 in Houston as the Tommies will play tournament host Houston Christian and Bethune-Cookman on that Friday followed by Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
The Purple then travel to Smithfield, R.I., to face both Army and tournament host Bryant on Sept. 12 followed by Stony Brook on Sept. 13. The non-conference schedule concludes Sept. 18-19 as St. Thomas plays tournament host Northwestern on that Thursday and Campbell on Friday in Chicago.
The first Summit League weekend is Sept. 25-27 as St. Thomas hosts Kansas City followed by Omaha at Schoenecker Arena. The Tommies then travel for their first road matches, Oct. 2 at Oral Roberts, Oct. 9 at South Dakota and Oct. 11 at South Dakota State.
The league schedule includes 16 matches and concludes Nov. 18 with a Tuesday match against Oral Roberts. All Summit League match times will be released at a later date. The 2025 Summit League Tournament runs from Nov. 23-25 in Brookings, S.D.
Thanh Pham begins his 23rd season as head coach at St. Thomas in 2025. Pham led the Tommies to 18 wins a season ago, becoming one of six transitioning teams since 2011 and the first since 2018 with at least 18 overall wins. The Purple return 75 percent of its point scoring from last season and return the Summit League Setter of the Year, the Tommies' first with the league, in junior Morgan Kealy. Also returning are Summit All-League selection Megan Wetter (middle blocker), Summit League Honorable Mentions Tezra Rudzitis (right side) and Ella Voegele (libero/defensive specialist), and Summit League All-Freshman Team selection Addie Schmotzer (middle blocker).
The Tommies welcome in seven newcomers to the 2025 team, including transfer and libero/defensive specialist Taylor McNear and six freshmen, hailing from Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Texas.
St. Thomas swept reigning Summit League Tournament Champion South Dakota during the 2024 regular season and ended Summit League Regular Season Champion South Dakota State's 22-0 start to the season with a five-set win in Brookings. During the 2024 non-conference schedule, St. Thomas took down its first Power Four opponent in Iowa, winning in four sets.
"The preconference schedule will be both challenging and exciting," Head Coach Thanh Pham said. "We will be seeing some programs for the very first time and will have to prepare well for those opponents. We believe this schedule will help prepare us for the grueling Summit League schedule. With so many great coaches and teams, the 2025 Summit League season will be a close race from top to bottom."
St. Thomas opens its schedule Aug. 29-31 at the University of Minnesota's tournament, beginning Friday against Ball State, continuing Saturday against Cal Poly and closing Sunday against the host Minnesota. Non-conference matches continue Sept. 5-6 in Houston as the Tommies will play tournament host Houston Christian and Bethune-Cookman on that Friday followed by Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
The Purple then travel to Smithfield, R.I., to face both Army and tournament host Bryant on Sept. 12 followed by Stony Brook on Sept. 13. The non-conference schedule concludes Sept. 18-19 as St. Thomas plays tournament host Northwestern on that Thursday and Campbell on Friday in Chicago.
The first Summit League weekend is Sept. 25-27 as St. Thomas hosts Kansas City followed by Omaha at Schoenecker Arena. The Tommies then travel for their first road matches, Oct. 2 at Oral Roberts, Oct. 9 at South Dakota and Oct. 11 at South Dakota State.
The league schedule includes 16 matches and concludes Nov. 18 with a Tuesday match against Oral Roberts. All Summit League match times will be released at a later date. The 2025 Summit League Tournament runs from Nov. 23-25 in Brookings, S.D.
Thanh Pham begins his 23rd season as head coach at St. Thomas in 2025. Pham led the Tommies to 18 wins a season ago, becoming one of six transitioning teams since 2011 and the first since 2018 with at least 18 overall wins. The Purple return 75 percent of its point scoring from last season and return the Summit League Setter of the Year, the Tommies' first with the league, in junior Morgan Kealy. Also returning are Summit All-League selection Megan Wetter (middle blocker), Summit League Honorable Mentions Tezra Rudzitis (right side) and Ella Voegele (libero/defensive specialist), and Summit League All-Freshman Team selection Addie Schmotzer (middle blocker).
The Tommies welcome in seven newcomers to the 2025 team, including transfer and libero/defensive specialist Taylor McNear and six freshmen, hailing from Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Texas.
St. Thomas swept reigning Summit League Tournament Champion South Dakota during the 2024 regular season and ended Summit League Regular Season Champion South Dakota State's 22-0 start to the season with a five-set win in Brookings. During the 2024 non-conference schedule, St. Thomas took down its first Power Four opponent in Iowa, winning in four sets.
2025 St. Thomas Volleyball Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Minnesota Tournament | |||
| Aug. 29 | vs. Ball State | Minneapolis, Minn. | 3:00 p.m. |
| Aug. 30 | vs. Cal Poly | Minneapolis, Minn. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Aug. 31 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 3:00 p.m. |
| Molly Howard-Gerwig Memorial Tournament - Houston Christian | |||
| Sept. 5 | Houston Christian | Houston, Texas | 10:00 a.m. |
| Sept. 5 | vs. Bethune Cookman | Houston, Texas | 4:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 6 | vs. Southern Mississippi | Houston, Texas | 11:00 a.m. |
| Bryant Invitational | |||
| Sept. 12 | vs. Army | Smithfield, R.I. | 9:00 a.m. |
| Sept. 12 | Bryant | Smithfield, R.I. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 13 | vs. Stony Brook | Smithfield, R.I. | 9:00 a.m. |
| Northwestern Tournament | |||
| Sept. 18 | Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 19 | vs. Campbell | Chicago, Ill. | 4:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 25 | Kansas City ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 27 | Omaha ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 2 | Oral Roberts ^ | Tulsa, Okla. | TBD |
| Oct. 9 | South Dakota ^ | Vermillion, S.D. | TBD |
| Oct. 11 | South Dakota State ^ | Brookings, S.D. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 16 | North Dakota ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 18 | North Dakota State ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 21 | Denver ^ | Denver, Colo. | TBD |
| Oct. 23 | Omaha ^ | Omaha, Neb. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 30 | South Dakota ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 1 | Kansas City ^ | Kansas City, Mo. | TBD |
| Nov. 6 | Denver ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 8 | South Dakota State ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 13 | North Dakota State ^ | Fargo, N.D. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 15 | North Dakota ^ | Grand Forks, N.D. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 18 | Oral Roberts ^ | St. Paul, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 23 | Summit League Quarterfinal | Brookings, S.D. | TBD |
| Nov. 24 | Summit League Semifinal | Brookings, S.D. | TBD |
| Nov. 25 | Summit League Championship | Brookings, S.D. | TBD |
^ Summit League match
All home matches in BOLD
All dates and times are subject to change
All times listed in Central
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